CONTENTSIntroductionPART 1: HOW WE READ AND WHAT TO READChapter 1: Making sense of texts: reading in the moment and reflecting on readingChapter 2: Text potential: selecting quality texts for guided readingPART 2: WHAT TO TEACH AND HOW TO TEACH ITChapter 3: Strategies for teaching comprehensionChapter 4: Scaffolding learning through dialoguePART 3: CASE STUDIES: LESSONS FROM THE CLASSROOMChapter 5: Introduction to the case studiesChapter 6: Examples of guiding reading for 7-9 year olds (Years 3 and 4)* Case study 1: non-fiction: advertisements* Case study 2: picture book: The Lost Thing* Case study 3: poetry: 'Maggie Dooley'Chapter 7: Examples of guiding reading for 9-11 year olds (Years 5 and 6)* Case study 4: poetry: 'The Malfeasance'* Case study 5: non-fiction: Chocolate* Case study 6: film: Black Hole* Case study 7: fiction: 'The Wildman'Chapter 8: Examples of more challenging reading lessons for 10-12 year olds* Case study 8: fiction: 'The Flowers'* Case study 9: classic fiction: 'The Nightingale and the Rose'* Case study 10: picture book: Memorial* Case study 11: poetry: 'For Forest'PART 4: DEVELOPING GUIDED READING THROUGH THE SCHOOLChapter 9: Building a reading school: opportunities for professional developmentChapter 10: Planning for provision across a year groupConclusionAcknowledgements.